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Anne Elizabeth Applebaum [2] [3] (born July 25, 1964) is an American journalist and historian. She has written extensively about the history of Communism and the development of civil society in Central and Eastern Europe.
Zofia Leśniowska, born on 2 March 1912, was the daughter of Lt. Gen. Władysław Sikorski and Helena Zubczewska [], whom Sikorski married in 1909. [1] On 30 September 1936 she married engineer Lt. Stanisław Leśniowski (1904 - 11 December 1987). [1]
Władysław Eugeniusz Sikorski (Polish pronunciation: [vwaˈdɨswaf ɕiˈkɔrskʲi] ⓘ; 20 May 1881 – 4 July 1943) was a Polish military and political leader.. Before World War I, Sikorski established and participated in several underground organizations that promoted the cause of Polish independence.
Radosław Tomasz Sikorski (Polish: [raˈdɔswaf ɕiˈkɔrskʲi] ⓘ; born 23 February 1963), also known as Radek Sikorski, is a Polish politician, journalist and statesman who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland in Donald Tusk's cabinet since 2023, previously holding the office between 2007 and 2014.
The Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum (Polish: Instytut Polski i Muzeum im. Gen. Sikorskiego), known as Sikorski Institute, named after General Władysław Sikorski, is a leading London-based museum and archive for research into Poland during World War II and the Polish diaspora.
Sikorski's tourists (Polish: turyści Sikorskiego) refers to the thousands of Poles who escaped occupied Poland, following the country's defeat in September 1939, and found their way to France and the United Kingdom, to enlist in the re-formed Polish Army under the Western Allies.
The only survivor of the accident was the pilot Flight Lieutenant Eduard Prchal, one of six crew on the aircraft. [1] The 11 passengers killed were: General Władysław Sikorski – commander-in-chief of the Polish Army and Prime Minister of the Polish government in exile [1]
She became the first lady of Poland on 6 August 2015, when her husband became president. On 24 May 2015, he won the second round of the presidential election, achieving 51.55% of the vote against the 48.45% won by his rival, the incumbent Bronisław Komorowski. [10]